Shawnee Chief Ben Barnes Speaks On Indigenous Boarding School Imprint

The video discusses the traumatic experiences of Indigenous peoples at boarding schools, focusing on the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School. It highlights the Federal Indian Boarding School initiative launched by Interior Secretary Deb Holland to investigate these schools and their impact. The video emphasizes the historical context of these schools as part of a genocidal policy and the ongoing trauma experienced by survivors. It also covers the Department of Interior's efforts to listen to survivors and push for legislation to address these issues, including language revitalization and a federal memorial.

What was the primary goal of the Federal Indian Boarding School initiative launched by Interior Secretary Deb Holland?

• To promote cultural exchange programs

• To provide scholarships for indigenous students

• To account for the number of boarding schools and find marked and unmarked graves

• To build new boarding schools for indigenous children

According to the Department of Interior's report, how many boarding schools operated in the United States between 1819 and 1969?

• 500

• 400

• 300

• 200

What was one of the main sources of funding for the boarding school system?

• Federal government grants

• Selling land held in trust for native people

• Donations from religious institutions

• Private investments

What is the purpose of the Truth and Healing Commission on boarding school policies?

• To create a documentary about boarding schools

• To investigate schools managed by religious institutions and subpoena them

• To provide financial compensation to survivors

• To build new boarding schools

How did the boarding school experience affect the emotional availability of survivors' descendants?

• It damaged their ability to be emotionally loving

• It had no impact on their emotional state

• It improved their emotional resilience

• It made them more emotionally expressive